continental

[ kon-tn-en-tl ]

/ ˌkɒn tnˈɛn tl /

adjective

of or of the nature of a continent.

(usually initial capital letter) of or relating to the mainland of Europe, to Europeans, or to European customs and attitudes.

(initial capital letter) of or relating to the 13 original American colonies during and immediately after the American Revolution.

of or relating to the continent of North America.

noun

(initial capital letter) a soldier of the Continental Army in the American Revolution.

a piece of paper currency issued by the Continental Congress during the American Revolution.

a small amount: advice that's not worth a continental.

an inhabitant of a continent.

(usually initial capital letter) an inhabitant of the mainland of Europe.

Origin of continental

First recorded in 1750–60; continent + -al¹

OTHER WORDS FROM continental

con·ti·nen·tal·ly, adverb non·con·ti·nen·tal, adjective, noun pre·con·ti·nen·tal, adjective

Words nearby continental

contiguity, contiguous, contin., continence, continent, continental, continental army, continental breakfast, continental celtic, continental climate, continental code

Example sentences from the Web for continental

It is the omphalos, this city that straddles two steamboat rivers at the continental crossroads.

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They marched through the streets of downtown New York to the synchronized beats of the Continental drum corps that followed.

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The commander of the Continental Army realized that if he did not inoculate his army against smallpox, he might not have an army.

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The outbreak began in Missouri and Illinois, but has now spread to almost all the continental United States.

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Conceptually, the “Angel of Death” was a cultural mainstay in continental Europe and the British Isles by the late Middle Ages.

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Another difference between Dean Bohemianism and Continental is characteristic of the whole race whose land this is.

Lippincott's Magazine, December, 1885 |Various
Of this material (p. 440)he constructed the first continental army, and under innumerable vexations and difficulties.

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Let him go to Vienna, and learn that it, in common with other continental cities, is lighted by an English gas company.

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Col. Moultrie was raised to the rank of brigadier-general and in 1779 was made a major-general in the Continental army.

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During his administration England again became a Continental power and played her game of European chess.

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British Dictionary definitions for continental

Continental

/ (ˌkɒntɪˈnɛntəl) /

adjective

of or characteristic of Europe, excluding the British Isles

of or relating to the 13 original British North American colonies during and immediately after the War of American Independence

noun

(sometimes not capital) an inhabitant of Europe, excluding the British Isles

a regular soldier of the rebel army during the War of American Independence

US history a currency note issued by the Continental Congress

Derived forms of Continental

Continentalism, noun Continentalist, noun

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